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Dabbs JM, de La RD, Williams PM. Testosterone and
occupational choice: actors, ministers, and other men. J
Pers.Soc.Psychol. 1990;59:1261-5.
Abstract: Occupational differences in testosterone concentrations,
focusing on actors and ministers, were explored in 3 studies.
The 1st examined salivary testosterone in 7 occupational groups
and an unemployed comparison group and found actors and football
players higher than ministers but no other significant differences.
The 2nd examined salivary testosterone in 2 kinds of actors
(stage actors and comedians) and 2 kinds of ministers (pastoral
ministers and missionaries) and found actors high and ministers
low but no differences between subgroups within each occupation.
The 3rd examined serum testosterone in entertainers and ministers
in an archival sample of military veterans and found entertainers
high and ministers low. The results are interpreted in terms
of dominance and antisocial tendencies, with the conclusion
that these variables are complex and can affect occupational
preference in subtle ways
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